These unique little cakes would be nice gifts to neighbors, teachers, and friends during the holidays. The tops of the frosted cakes could be decorated to suite the occasion.

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Name: Jar Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c Plain flour; 1 ts Baking soda; 1/2 ts Salt; 3/4 c Sugar; 1/2 c Butter; 2 Eggs; 1 ts Vanilla; 1 c Buttermilk; 1 10 oz jar Maraschino cherries drained and chopped; 1 c Pecans chopped

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INGREDIENTS

2 c Plain flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Buttermilk
1 10 oz jar Maraschino cherries ; drained and chopped
1 c Pecans ; chopped

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Needed -- 6 half-pint jelly jars with rings.

Grease jelly jars. Mix together flour, salt, and soda. In large bowl beat sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture beating just till blended after each addition. Fold in nuts and cherries.

Pour about 2/3 cup batter into each jar. Cover with foil. Place jars on rack in large pot with 1 in. simmering water. Cover and steam about 30 min. or till a toothpick in center comes out clean. Cool cake in jars 10 min. Remove cake from jars, cool completely.

Wash jars; replace cakes.

Spread tops of cakes with white icing. Secure the metal rings to jars.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (325g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 914
Calories from Fat: 338 (37%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 37.6g	50 %
	Saturated Fat 13.7g	69 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 14.7g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 5.8g
Cholesterol 394.8mg		121 %
Sodium 481.2mg		17 %
Potassium 313.9mg		8 %
Total Carbohydrate 130.9g		38 %
	Dietary Fiber 4.5g	18 %
	Sugars, other 126.4g
Protein 18g		26 %
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Calories per serving: 914

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